Hiruzen: Make Konoha Great Again!

Kakuzu and Yashiro exchanged a glance.

Both subconsciously felt that the other had cast a genjutsu on them.

With synchronized movements, the two turned their heads to confirm the scene once again.

"Assistant Danzo, let me tell you... let me tell you!"

"I actually like your attitude... so old-school, so rigid! Lord Hokage is good, he's extremely good, but his heart is too soft. Sometimes shinobi just need to be managed!"

Isshin spoke with a slurred voice, clearly having drunk himself into a stupor. "I collect matters big and small in the Police Force, and I've also seen some shinobi joking in private that failing a mission doesn't matter, the village provides a safety net anyway..."

"Assistant Danzo, I'm older than you, would it be presumptuous to call you 'little brother'?"

Danzo waved his large hand. "Brother Isshin, just speak your mind!"

"Brother Danzo, everyone in the village respects Lord Hokage and feels he is approachable... but who isn't numb, who isn't terrified when they see you?"

"Our Anbu and Police Force are the blades in Lord Hokage's hands, wielding violence! If you ask me, we should fiercely stare down those shinobi who want to commit insurance fraud and catch a few as examples!"

"Want to dig into the village's foundation? Then we must shovel them into the pile of shinobi disgrace! Never to rise again for a lifetime!"

Isshin let out a burp, but his expression was incredibly serious. "If someone acts as the face, then someone must act as the lining. The face and the lining must be separate."

"If you ask me why, I can't explain it clearly, but this is an unbreakable truth passed down from our ancestors!"

"Back then, the Grand Clan Head, without the Young Clan Head acting as the face, couldn't even gain the approval of the clansmen. Let's talk about why the Second Hokage has a bad reputation now?"

"Isn't it because back then he had to handle both the front and back ends? He actually had no choice. Many things shouldn't have been done by him as Hokage, but as Lord First's lining, the established public impression was already fixed..."

In a rare occurrence, Isshin spoke up for Tobirama Senju.

The reason behind this was also knowing that Tobirama was "Seisui's" grandfather.

In order for this identity to one day be revealed and utilized by "Seisui", under Hiruzen Sarutobi's instructions, Isshin became a rare 'water army' (paid poster/promoter) for Tobirama in Konoha.

He had no choice, it was all for the child!

But in Danzo's ears, it carried a completely different flavor.

Oh my, an Uchiha is actually speaking up for Sensei!

Originally, Danzo bringing several bottles of the Shimura clan's decades-old vintage today was intended for a business discussion.

He had invested considerable capital. Danzo had originally planned to save this good wine for a few drinks when he became Hokage...

He hadn't intended to put his heart into it, but he didn't expect the kick of this shinobi wine to be so strong. Drinking too much really did go straight to his head.

Coupled with "Seisui" agreeing to become his disciple and saying a few words validating the necessity of Root's existence, Danzo found himself unconsciously drunk looking at that bone structure so similar to Sensei's.

However, his and Isshin and Fugaku's ostentatious behavior in the clan compound was actually a tacitly understood act.

Telling everyone they were drinking together, and drinking very happily!

But as soon as Isshin's words praising Tobirama came out, this fake act showed a trend of turning real.

"Brother Isshin, for you to be able to voice my sensei's hardships, we must drink a large cup!"

Danzo's eyes were a bit glazed. "I am very surprised that you understand the principle of the lining and the face. With this kind of awareness, you are truly worthy of being the Uchiha Clan Head and a Konoha High Commissioner!"

"In the past, I was indeed very wary of the Uchiha, because your Sharingan is too formidable, and you always act extremely when stimulated."

"I admit, I also had the thought of inheriting my sensei's will, but I only stayed on the surface!"

"Didn't my sensei also take Kagami as a personal guard? Regarding past events where I was wrong, let's turn the page using the occasion of me taking Seisui as a disciple!"

"From now on, the Anbu and the Police Force must closely unite, just like Hiruzen said. We are both supervisory departments, we cannot mix with the operational departments, that would cause chaos!"

Danzo's meaning was that if the Police Force led by Isshin and Fugaku became close with Orochimaru...

That would naturally invite suspicion.

The supervisor and the supervised needed to be separated; problems would arise if there was no distinction.

However, as fellow supervisory departments, it was very normal to conduct some joint enforcement.

Moreover, Danzo and Isshin weren't worried about provoking Hiruzen's suspicion.

Putting aside the fact that the Hokage was magnanimous...

Objectively, Isshin and Danzo were nominally the heads of the Police Force and Anbu, but under their command was a large group of members directly loyal to the Hokage. There was simply no way for them to engage in illicit activities.

There were countless shinobi like En Uchiha, Yashiro, Hizashi, Shinnosuke, and Sakumo.

If the two of them did anything detrimental to the Hokage, Danzo and Isshin had no doubt that this group of people would directly report it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Well said!"

"If Anbu needs to recruit Uchiha clansmen, you must tell me. We will share the Hokage's burdens together." Isshin suppressed his drunkenness, a thought flashing in his mind. "Assistant Danzo, as long as it conforms to the village's rules and Lord Hokage's will, if Anbu's operations need to borrow personnel from the Police Force, I will give you however many you say!"

"The Uchiha clan wants to shed more blood for the village!"

Danzo laughed heartily, his wrinkles squeezing together. "Good! This is truly our Konoha's good Police Chief!"

"Rest assured, if you want the Uchiha clan to go to the battlefield, then I can find a way to get the Uchiha on the battlefield. The right to interpret the Will of Fire..."

Danzo paused. "Lies with Hiruzen!"

Danzo was drunk, but he wasn't muddled. He didn't dare speak nonsense on this point.

"But who is Hiruzen? He is the Hokage, and also my relative! He has always supported the Uchiha clan returning to the village's normal sequence, and I will also speak up for you."

Danzo changed his tone, using his drunkenness to boldly guarantee.

An important function of alcohol has always been to use it as an excuse to act crazy, to achieve the effect of speaking the truth after drinking.

To allow people who normally have barriers between them to use the excuse of being drunk to say things that are inconvenient to communicate on ordinary days.

"Good!"

A trace of joy flashed in Isshin's eyes, and he suddenly waved to Yashiro. "Come here! What are you standing there for? Come over and let the Assistant see if you can enter Anbu!"

Yashiro Uchiha froze.

Aren't they drunk? He clearly wasn't even looking in my direction...

But he still quickly ran over.

Ever since Hiruzen "saved" him, Yashiro had been yearning to join Anbu, waiting for a suitable opportunity to apply.

Seeing Yashiro, Danzo's mind raced.

As a veteran three-tomoe Sharingan user, Yashiro was naturally qualified to join Anbu.

His loyalty naturally needed no further elaboration.

"Assistant Danzo, not only does Yashiro train very hard and his strength advances by leaps and bounds..." Isshin leaned in and whispered in his ear, "He has also mastered the Uchiha clan's forbidden jutsu, Izanagi!"

Danzo's heart moved.

Mastering Izanagi meant Yashiro possessed unusual combat power.

He was a shinobi with unique characteristics.

Considering all factors, he already met the qualifications for him to recommend him to Hiruzen to enter the new Root.

"Anbu? Root it is!"

Danzo waved his hand straightforwardly. "I'll write the report for him!"

Isshin's eyes lit up. "Assistant Danzo, you have truly given me a surprise!"

Yashiro also nodded repeatedly.

The Root of the past was a place Konoha shinobi avoided at all costs, unless the darkness in their hearts was extremely dense.

But now, many capable shinobi wanted to become the hidden Roots of the Firmament, becoming the sharpest blade in the Hokage's hand, enjoying the village's most unique treatment.

"Yashiro, although Clan Head Isshin and I address each other as brothers, I must state some things upfront."

"Root's treatment is good, but the rules are strict, the work is hard, the sacrifice is great, and the shinobi inside have special personalities. You need real skills to get along with them."

Danzo narrowed his eyes. "You must think clearly. Don't act on impulse! Don't get jealous just seeing the benefits; Root is not a place ordinary people can stay in."

"You know Hizashi, right? His level of paranoia is considered middle-of-the-pack among the new Root members."

If it were in the past, Danzo would have long since tricked Yashiro into joining Root.

Cast a wide net, trick them in, and brainwash them later!

But now, Danzo knew standing behind him and watching him was "Seisui". If he didn't explain things clearly in advance and tricked Yashiro into Root without him following the rules and regulations...

Danzo had no doubt that this Uchiha youth who resembled his younger self and possessed his sensei's bloodline would once again escalate his problems to Hiruzen!

But Danzo wasn't annoyed either.

He was his sensei's bloodline after all.

Valuing rules was normal! Because his Tobirama-sensei had said that precisely because one is Hokage, one must execute a cold and ruthless attitude.

Placing righteousness above family was standard operation.

So, even if he was "Seisui's" master, doing this was no problem, because this was the only way it tasted like his sensei!

This was exactly what he liked!

"Look at what you're saying." Yashiro patted his chest vigorously. "Would I dare not give my all for Lord Hokage? To tell you the truth, I just hope to die in battle after becoming the new Root, so my story can be recorded in the ninja academy textbooks for the children to know."

"That is true honor!"

Danzo smiled slightly. Opening his mouth to speak of a will to die.

He loved hearing this.

Danzo patted Yashiro's shoulder vigorously. "Good! I knew the Uchiha clan were all good lads."

"I will fully recommend you to Hiruzen! Hiruzen is about to make an organizational adjustment to Root. You've encountered a good time!"

Isshin and Fugaku implicitly exchanged a glance, both very satisfied.

Nowadays, one of the invisible signs of a ninja clan being recognized by the Lord Hokage was having a clansman join the "New Root" and becoming a member of the Hokage's most elite force.

Just Anbu wasn't enough!

"Thank you, Assistant, for your recommendation!" Yashiro said sincerely.

Danzo nodded and put his arm around Fugaku's shoulder again. "You young man are also an interesting person. When Seisui becomes Clan Head in the future, he acts as the face, you must help him act as the lining!"

"But there is a lot of knowledge in being the lining."

Fugaku nodded repeatedly.

After years of being "suppressed" by Isshin, Fugaku already knew he wasn't cut out to be Clan Head, especially after "Seisui" arrived in the Uchiha clan.

Just thinking about it was too tiring!

But as a second-in-command, the so-called lining, Fugaku felt he could do a good job.

To speak bluntly, wasn't it just offending people?

He was good at that!

"Lord Danzo, you must teach me more in the future. You are a senior expert in this regard."

"Who doesn't know you are Lord Hokage's sharpest sword?" Fugaku said seriously.

Hearing this, the corners of Danzo's mouth unconsciously curled upwards.

Who said the Uchiha didn't know how to speak?

They were still very objective and fair!

The three of them walked out of the Uchiha clan compound with their arms around each other's shoulders.

When passing by and seeing Kakuzu turning around, Danzo's heart trembled, the drunkenness in his heart vanishing without a trace.

He had actually noticed him earlier, but had just harbored a trace of a fluke mentality.

Oh no!

Why did this foul-mouthed bastard actually come to Konoha?

Could he really have been moved by Hiruzen's Will of Fire?

The bet between him and Hiruzen was still active!

Drinking a bit with Isshin and Fugaku was just playing along in a social situation, in order to take "Seisui" as a disciple.

If he really had to walk all over the village with a smile on his face, and act like Might Duy...

Even with Danzo's composure, he felt a bit dizzy.

Kakuzu and Danzo silently nodded in greeting, and Kakuzu said to Yashiro, "Take me to see Lord Hokage!"

"I have many things I want to ask him."

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